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Descriptor English: Chancre
Descriptor Spanish: Chancro
Descriptor chancro
Scope note: Lesión primaria de la sífilis, pápula erosionada, endurecida e indolora que se produce en la zona de entrada de la infección.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cancro
Descriptor French: Chancre syphilitique
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.400.794.840.500.500
C01.150.252.400.840.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002601
Scope note: The primary sore of syphilis, a painless indurated, eroded papule, occurring at the site of entry of the infection.
Annotation: primary lesion of syphilis: do not confuse with CHANCROID (caused by Haemophilus ducreyi)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SYPHILIS 1975-90
Online Note: search SYPHILIS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under SYPHILIS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 2644
Unique ID: D002601
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1991/11/25
Chancre - Preferred
Concept UI M0003984
Scope note The primary sore of syphilis, a painless indurated, eroded papule, occurring at the site of entry of the infection.
Preferred term Chancre



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